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Somalia Urged To Take ‘concrete Action’ Against Officials Who Violate Citizens’ Rights
Friday, 10 May 2024, 8:26 am | UN News
The UN independent human rights expert on Somalia on Thursday called on authorities to step up efforts to address the country’s complex and serious security challenges. More >>
Justice Officer From DR Congo Mission Wins UN Trailblazer Award
Friday, 10 May 2024, 6:14 am | UN News
The UN’s second Trailblazer award for Women Justice and Corrections Officers has gone to Major Ahlem Douzi, an officer with the UN’s peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). More >>
Ongoing War In Sudan Stalls Progress In Disputed Abyei Region
Friday, 10 May 2024, 6:01 am | UN News
The ongoing conflict between rival militaries in Sudan has stalled progress towards the determination of the final status of the disputed oil-rich Abyei region which straddles the Sudan-South Sudan border, the head of UN peacekeeping operations said ... More >>
Israeli Forces Bringing War To The West Bank, Warns UN Rights Office
Friday, 10 May 2024, 5:49 am | UN News
As war rages in Gaza, violations against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have also increased substantially, a senior official with the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Wednesday. More >>
Another Climate Record: Extreme Heat, Hurricanes, Droughts Ravage Latin America And Caribbean
Friday, 10 May 2024, 5:31 am | UN News
2023 saw another climate record tumble, with Latin America and the Caribbean registering their hottest ever recorded temperatures, according to the UN’s weather monitoring agency. More >>
Unprecedented Flooding Displaces Hundreds Of Thousands Across East Africa
Friday, 10 May 2024, 5:11 am | UN News
“Unprecedented and devastating” flooding in East Africa has triggered widespread displacement with hundreds of thousands forced from their homes in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Ethiopia and Tanzania, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday. More >>
Vaccine ‘patches’ Trial Shows Promise, Lowering Catheter Infection Risk, Guantanamo Detainee Facing Revictimisation
Friday, 10 May 2024, 5:09 am | UN News
Vaccine patches could be a major breakthrough in protecting vulnerable populations from preventable diseases. WHO published the first global guidelines to prevent bloodstream and other infections caused by use of catheters. Former Guantanamo Bay detainee faces ... More >>
No Sign Yet Of H5N1 Bird Flu Spreading Between Humans, Says WHO Chief
Friday, 10 May 2024, 4:59 am | UN News
The H5N1 avian influenza virus has so far shown no signs of adapting to allow human-to-human transmission, the UN health agency said on Wednesday, urging continued surveillance. More >>
Gaza: 80,000 Displaced From Rafah As Israeli Bombardment Intensifies, Say UN Aid Teams
Friday, 10 May 2024, 4:22 am | UN News
Some 80,000 people have left Rafah since Monday amid continuing Israeli bombardment in and around Gaza’s southernmost city overnight and into Thursday, UN humanitarians reported. More >>
Haiti: UNICEF Ensures Thousands Have Safe Drinking Water
Friday, 10 May 2024, 4:05 am | UN News
More than 30,000 people displaced by gang violence in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, have access to safe drinking water thanks to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and partners. More >>
Alert: Journey Into The Unknown: Thousands Of Gazan Families Flee Rafah
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 12:50 pm | UN News
Displacement after displacement. That describes the reality facing thousands of Palestinian families in Gaza who took Rashid Street from Rafah to the centre of the Gaza Strip after receiving evacuation orders from Israeli authorities on Monday More >>
Patients In Rafah ‘afraid To Seek Services’, WHO Reports
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 11:00 am | UN News
The World Health Organization (WHO) has taken “crucial steps” in the event of a large-scale Israeli military operation in Rafah, Dr. Ahmed Dahir, team lead of its office in Gaza, told UN News on Tuesday. More >>
Misinformation And Politicisation Of Migration Is ‘Clouding Public Discourse’
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 6:34 am | UN News
Money sent home by migrants abroad has surpassed foreign direct investment in boosting the gross domestic product (GDP) of developing countries, UN migration agency IOM said in the latest edition of its flagship report, released on Tuesday. More >>
Rights Chief Urges Russia To End Crackdown As Journalist Detentions Reach All-time High
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 4:31 am | UN News
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights urged Russia to end its crackdown on journalists in a statement issued on Tuesday shortly after President Vladmir Putin began a fifth term in office. More >>
Guterres Urges Israel, Hamas ‘to Show Political Courage’ And Secure Ceasefire
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 4:21 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday reiterated his appeal to Israel to stop any escalation in Gaza, amid reports that its forces have taken over key border crossings in Rafah. More >>
Unexploded Ordnance Leaves Dark Legacy For Gaza, Warn Mine Action Experts
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 10:05 am | UN News
UN mine action experts warned on Monday that even when current hostilities end, the risk remains lethally high for civilians in Gaza from unexploded weapons and contaminated rubble throughout the devastated enclave. More >>
Achieving Sustainable Forest Management Remains UN Forum’s Goal
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 7:38 am | UN News
The 19th session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF19) opened on Monday with focus on achieving Global Forest Goals and increasing progress towards sustainable development by 2030. More >>
UN And Partners Issue Urgent Funding Appeal For Yemen
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 7:18 am | UN News
Donors must continue to support humanitarian efforts to assist millions in need in Yemen, UN agencies and dozens of other aid partners said on Monday. More >>
We Won’t Abandon Gazans Sheltering In Rafah, Says UNRWA
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 4:50 am | UN News
Amid reports that 100,000 Palestinians have been told to leave Rafah ahead of an anticipated Israeli military operation in Gaza’s southernmost city, UN humanitarians on Monday insisted that they had no intention of quitting the vital aid hub. More >>
First Person: Women In Madagascar Too Ashamed To Seek Help Giving Birth
Monday, 6 May 2024, 5:25 am | UN News
Some of the poorest women in an underdeveloped region south of Madagascar are “too ashamed” to seek the maternal health services they need, according to a midwife working in a health centre supported by United Nations agencies, but that may be ... More >>
